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- How common is the noun fear? About 80 occurrences per million words in modern written English
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Learn the meaning, pronunciation, synonyms and examples of the noun fear in English. Fear is an uncountable or countable noun that means the bad feeling of being in danger or frightened by something.
an unpleasant emotion or thought that you have when you are frightened or worried by something dangerous, painful, or bad that is happening or might happen: Trembling with fear, she handed over the money to the gunman. Even when the waves grew big, the boy showed no (signs of) fear. a fear of I have a fear of heights.
Fear is a noun that means an unpleasant emotion caused by danger or a state marked by it. It can also mean anxious concern, profound reverence, or reason for alarm.
to be worried or frightened that something bad might happen or might have happened: [ + (that) ] Police fear that the couple may have drowned. We huddled together, fearing we'd be killed. B2. to be frightened of something or someone unpleasant: Most older employees fear unemployment. fear the worst. B2.
a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: qualm, trepidation, horror, panic, fright, terror, dread, dismay, consternation, apprehension, foreboding. Antonyms: intrepidity, calm, security, courage.
noun. /fɪr/ [uncountable, countable] the bad feeling that you have when you are in danger, when something bad might happen, or when a particular thing frightens you Her eyes showed no fear. The child was shaking with fear. fear (of somebody/something) (a) fear of the dark/spiders/flying, etc.
